Getty Publications Fall 2013 - News from the Getty
Getty Publications Fall 2013 - News from the Getty
Getty Publications Fall 2013 - News from the Getty
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<strong>Getty</strong> <strong>Publications</strong> <strong>Fall</strong> <strong>2013</strong><br />
A revealing look at porcelain<br />
collecting <strong>from</strong> <strong>the</strong> reign of Louis XIV<br />
through <strong>the</strong> eighteenth century<br />
Collecting Chinese and Japanese Porcelain<br />
in Pre-Revolutionary Paris<br />
Stéphane Castelluccio<br />
This beautifully illustrated volume traces <strong>the</strong> changing market for Chinese and Japanese porcelain in Paris<br />
<strong>from</strong> <strong>the</strong> early years of <strong>the</strong> reign of Louis XIV (1643–1715) through <strong>the</strong> eighteenth century. The increase in<br />
<strong>the</strong> quantity and variety of East Asian wares imported during this period spurred efforts to record and analyze<br />
<strong>the</strong>m, resulting in a profusion of inventories, sales catalogues, and treatises. These contemporary sources—<br />
many never published before—provide a comprehensive picture of porcelains: when <strong>the</strong>y were first available;<br />
what kinds were most admired during various periods; where and at what price <strong>the</strong>y were sold; who owned<br />
<strong>the</strong>m; and how <strong>the</strong>y were displayed and used.<br />
Over <strong>the</strong> course of <strong>the</strong>se two centuries, a preference for blue-and-white Chinese works arranged<br />
in crowded, asymmetrical groupings gave way to symmetrical presentations of polychrome and monochrome<br />
Japanese pieces on brackets, tables, and mantelpieces, often mixed with bronzes, marble vases,<br />
and paintings. Some porcelains now received elaborate silver or gilt-bronze mounts. The illustrated pieces,<br />
which include pitchers, vases, lidded bowls, and writing sets, are drawn <strong>from</strong> <strong>the</strong> collections of <strong>the</strong> J. Paul<br />
<strong>Getty</strong> Museum, <strong>the</strong> Victoria and Albert Museum, and <strong>the</strong> Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris. Also included<br />
are exquisite porcelains <strong>from</strong> <strong>the</strong> Musée Guimet in Paris, many published here for <strong>the</strong> first time.<br />
Stéphane Castelluccio is chargé de recherche at Le Centre National de la Recheche Scientifique (CNRS),<br />
Centre André Chastel, Paris. He is <strong>the</strong> author of Le Commerce du Luxe à Paris aux XVIIe et XVIIIe (Peter Lang,<br />
AG, 2009) and Les Fastes de la Galerie des Glaces (Payot, 2007).<br />
J. Paul <strong>Getty</strong> Museum<br />
224 pages, 8 x 10 ½ inches<br />
145 color and 16 b/w illustrations<br />
ISBN 978-1-60606-139-8<br />
US $60.00X [UK £40.00]<br />
november<br />
decorative arts<br />
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